Social & cultural history books

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Student-Centered Oral History: An Ethical Guide

Student-Centered Oral History: An Ethical Guide

Author: Summer Cherland (South Mountain Community College, USA)
ISBN: 9781032325200
Format: Hardback
$273.00

Student-Centered Oral History explores the overlaps of Culturally Relevant Teaching, Student-Centered Teaching,...  Read More >>

The Korean Welfare State: Social Investment in an Aging Society

The Korean Welfare State: Social Investment in an Aging...

Author: Kyungbae Chung (, President of the Korean Socio-Economic Society) ,  Neil Gilbert (, Milton and Gertrude Chernin Chair in Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley)
ISBN: 9780197644928
Format: Hardback
$170.95

This book examines the evolution of the Korean welfare state over the last several decades and the challenges it...  Read More >>

Exiled in East Germany: Life Stories of Malawian and South African Freedom Fighters During the Cold War

Exiled in East Germany: Life Stories of Malawian and...

Author: Sebastian Pampuch
ISBN: 9783111201481
Format: Hardback
$35.72

"Recounting the life stories of Malawian and South African freedom fighters living in exile in East Germany during...  Read More >>

Feeling Asian American: Racial Flexibility Between Assimilation and Oppression

Feeling Asian American: Racial Flexibility Between Assimilation...

Author: Wen Liu
ISBN: 9780252045790
Format: Hardback
$239.00

Asian Americans have become the love-hate subject of the American psyche: at times celebrated as the model minority,...  Read More >>

The Palgrave Handbook of Testimony and Culture

The Palgrave Handbook of Testimony and Culture

Author: Sara Jones ,  Roger Woods
ISBN: 9783031137969
Format: Paperback
$580.77

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The Campbells, 1250-1513

The Campbells, 1250-1513

Author: Stephen Boardman
ISBN: 9780859767248
Format: Paperback
$44.99

If not perhaps the most popular Highland clan, the Campbells are undoubtedly one of the most successful. This book...  Read More >>

Hellfire: Evelyn Waugh and the Hypocrites Club

Hellfire: Evelyn Waugh and the Hypocrites Club

Author: David Fleming
ISBN: 9781803996516
Format: Paperback
$49.99

The first book to tell the remarkable story of Oxford University's hedonistic Hypocrites Club and its (in)famous...  Read More >>

The Great European Stage Directors Volume 8: Bausch, Castellucci, Fabre

The Great European Stage Directors Volume 8: Bausch,...

Author: Luk Van den Dries (University of Antwerp, Belgium) ,  Timmy De Laet (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
ISBN: 9781350445840
Format: Paperback
$44.99

This volume foregrounds Pina Bausch, Romeo Castellucci and Jan Fabre as three leading directors who have each left...  Read More >>

Columba: Pilgrim, Priest & Patron Saint

Columba: Pilgrim, Priest & Patron Saint

Author: Tim Clarkson
ISBN: 9780859767231
Format: Paperback
$34.99

St Columba is one of the most important figures in the early history of the British Isles. Drawing on contemporary...  Read More >>

Britain 3000 BC

Britain 3000 BC

Author: Rodney Castleden ,  Penelope Lively
ISBN: 9781803995557
Format: Paperback
$49.99

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Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: The Antisemitic Assault on Basic Principles

Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: The Antisemitic Assault...

Author: Cary Nelson
ISBN: 9798887194202
Format: Paperback
$79.99

This book reveals the damage that antisemitism does to the identity of Jewish students, staff, and faculty. It details...  Read More >>

Making Sense of the Great War: Crisis, Englishness, and Morale on the Western Front

Making Sense of the Great War: Crisis, Englishness,...

Author: Alex Mayhew (London School of Economics and Political Science)
ISBN: 9781009168755
Format: Hardback
$258.75

Alex Mayhew provides new perspectives on military morale by exploring the experiences of English infantrymen in...  Read More >>

Kith: Scottish Seasonal Food for Family and Friends

Kith: Scottish Seasonal Food for Family and Friends...

Author: Sarah Rankin
ISBN: 9781780278360
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A brand-new new cookery book from MasterChef finalist Sarah Rankin, showcasing the extraordinary versatility of...  Read More >>

How French Moderns Think: The Lévy-Bruhl Family, From “Primitive Mentality” to Contemporary Pandemics

How French Moderns Think: The Lévy-Bruhl Family, From...

Author: Frédéric Keck ,  Michael M. J. Fischer
ISBN: 9781914363023
Format: Paperback
$49.95

This book traces the contributions of the Lévy-Bruhl family to social and political thought and expertise in 20th-century...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Enlightenment

A Cultural History of Furniture in the Age of Enlightenment...

Author: Christina M. Anderson ,  Dr Elizabeth A. Carroll (San Jose State University, USA)
ISBN: 9781472577856
Format: Hardback
$150.00

The 18th century saw the height of court culture in Europe as well as the beginnings of its demise with conflicts...  Read More >>

The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in 18 Remarkable Lives

The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in 18 Remarkable...

Author: Adam Smyth
ISBN: 9781847926296
Format: Hardback
$69.99

Every book-lover's dream- a celebration of 550 years of the printed book, told through the lives of eighteen extraordinary...  Read More >>

Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: The Antisemitic Assault on Basic Principles

Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: The Antisemitic Assault...

Author: Cary Nelson
ISBN: 9798887194196
Format: Hardback
$270.00

This book reveals the damage that antisemitism does to the identity of Jewish students, staff, and faculty. It details...  Read More >>

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